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Production Policy Domain

Long-form meaning and scope​

Production policies cover manufacturing and supply chain controls. This domain governs how we achieve repeatable realisation of approved designs — manufacturing execution, supplier control, inspection, and traceability.

Scope boundaries​

  • Supplier quality — Supplier qualification, incoming inspection, supplier performance
  • Inspection — In-process and final inspection, acceptance criteria
  • Traceability — Lot/batch traceability, serialisation, pedigree
  • Nonconformance — Handling of nonconforming product, disposition, corrective action
  • Manufacturing change — Production process changes (distinct from design change)

What belongs here​

  • POL-PRD-xxx policies
  • Supplier quality policy
  • Inspection and test policy
  • Traceability policy
  • Nonconformance policy

What does not belong here​

  • Design authority / configuration management (→ engineering/)
  • Software deployment (→ digital/)
  • Enterprise quality baselines (→ enterprise/)

Domain distinction: Engineering vs Production​

  • Engineering = design authority, technical correctness, configuration baselines, verification logic
  • Production = repeatable realisation of approved designs; manufacturing execution, supplier control, inspection, traceability